Political Theory Workshop: ‘Pass by!’: Nietzsche’s Zarathustra on Speaking’s Damage by Shalini Satkunanandan
2021-01-22 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Los Angeles, CA, United States
Speaker: Shalini Satkunanandan, UC Davis
Title: ‘Pass by!’: Nietzsche’s Zarathustra on Speaking’s Damage
Topic: PT Workshop
Time: Friday, January 22nd; 4:00pm PST

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Abstract:
Nietzsche’s prophet protagonist, Zarathustra, sometimes seeks to avoid or curtail engagement with others, including dialogical engagement about beliefs, in order to pursue and protect his arguably political ends (the creation of new values). He calls this practice of selective withdrawal from engagement “passing by.” In this paper, which is part of an in-progress book manuscript, I show how Zarathustra’s practice of passing by arises from an acute sense of the limits and toll of speaking to others, especially for anyone who strives, as Zarathustra does, to create a radically new future.

Political Theory Workshop: The Real Possibility of Physical Killing: A Feminist Reading of Carl Schmitt by Robyn Marasco
2020-12-04 16:00 - 18:00 | Los Angeles, CA, United States
Speaker: Robyn Marasco, Hunter College and The Graduate Center, CUNY
Title: The Real Possibility of Physical Killing: A Feminist Reading of Carl Schmitt
Topic: PT Workshop
Time: Friday, December 4th; 4:00pm PST

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Political Theory Workshop: Machiavellian Leadership, Class Conflict and Imperial Expansion by John McCormick
2020-11-20 16:00 - 18:00 | Los Angeles, CA, United States
Speaker: John McCormick, University of Chicago
Title: Machiavellian Leadership, Class Conflict and Imperial Expansion
Topic: PT Workshop
Time: Friday, November 20th; 4:00pm PST

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Abstract:
Two seemingly minor figures from the Discourses, Marcus Menenius and Pacuvius Calanus, play fundamental roles in Machiavelli’s lessons on political leadership. Through these examples, Machiavelli instructs leaders on the proper role that capital trials should play within republics beset by class conflict, aristocratic conspiracies, and imperially exacerbated civic corruption. Machiavelli demonstrates that leaders must find suitable opportunities to prosecute oppressive elites before the common people in capital trials; and, moreover, that such leaders must demonstrate their own deference to the people by encouraging, at appropriate moments, the people to pass legal judgment on themselves as well. Menenius and Pacuvius appear in episodes involving Capua, a subject city of Rome, thus enabling Machiavelli to explore the interaction of leaderly prudence, domestic class conflict and imperial rule. Ultimately, Machiavelli’s Menenius and Pacuvius demonstrate how publicly spirited civic leaders can properly mobilize the people to expose, combat or resolve instances of foreign conspiracy, domestic tumult, and aristocratic corruption for the benefit of their polities.

"U Heard It Here" Understanding the 2020 Election Outcome by Lynn Vavreck, Efrén Pérez, & Daniel Thompson
2020-11-17 17:30 - 19:30 | Los Angeles, CA, United States
U HEARD IT HERE

a panel discussion featuring

Lynn Vavreck
Marvin Hoffenberg Professor of American Politics

Efrén Pérez
Professor, UCLA Department of Political Science and Psychology
Director of Race, Ethnicity, Politics and Society (REPS) Lab

Daniel Thompson
Assistant Professor, UCLA Department of Political Science

moderated by

Erin Hartman
Assistant Professor, UCLA Department of Political Science and Statistics

Tuesday, November 17, 2020
5:30 p.m. PST

Live streaming via Zoom
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Political Theory Workshop: The Value of Official Equality: Structuring the Execution of Democratic Law by Blake Emerson
2020-11-06 16:00 - 18:00 | Los Angeles, CA, United States
Speaker: Blake Emerson, UCLA School of Law
Title: The Value of Official Equality: Structuring the Execution of Democratic Law
Topic: PT Workshop
Time: Friday, November 6th; 4:00pm PST
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"U Heard It Here" The 2020 Campaign for the Hardest Job in the World by Lynn Vavreck & John Dickerson
2020-10-06 17:00 - 19:00 | Los Angeles, CA, United States
“U HEARD IT HERE” LECTURES
Fall 2020
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. PDT

The 2020 Campaign for the Hardest Job in the World

John Dickerson
Correspondent, 60 Minutes, CBS News
Author, The Hardest Job in the World
Lynn Vavreck
Mavin Hoffenberg Professor of
American Politics

Michael Raeber (UCLA/University of Zürich)
2020-03-13 16:00 - 18:00 | 4357 Bunche Hall, 4357 Bunche Hall, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Paper

Maile Arvin (University of Utah)
2020-02-24 12:00 - 13:30 | 4357 Bunche Hall, 4357 Bunche Hall, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
https://www.dukeupress.edu/Assets/PubMaterials/978-1-4780-0633-6_601.pdf

Robert Nichols (University of Minnesota)
2020-02-14 16:00 - 18:00 | 4357 Bunche Hall, 4357 Bunche Hall, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
https://www.dukeupress.edu/theft-is-property

Daniel Thompson (Stanford University), Recruitment Job Talk
2019-12-03 12:30 - 14:00 | 4357 Bunche Hall, 4357 Bunche Hall, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States

Jason Todd (Duke University), Recruitment Job Talk
2019-11-25 12:00 - 13:30 | 4357 Bunche Hall, 4357 Bunche Hall, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States

Hye Young You (New York University), Recruitment Job Talk
2019-11-22 12:00 - 13:30 | 4357 Bunche Hall, 4357 Bunche Hall, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States

Alexander Sahn (UC Berkeley), Recruitment Job Talk
2019-11-21 12:00 - 13:30 | 4357 Bunche Hall, 4357 Bunche Hall, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States

Ashley Jardina (Duke University), Recruitment Job Talk
2019-11-20 12:00 - 13:30 | 4357 Bunche Hall, 4357 Bunche Hall, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States

Larry N. George (CSU Long Beach), Political Theory Workshop
2019-11-15 16:00 - 18:00 | 4357 Bunche Hall, 4357 Bunche Hall, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Paper (password protected)

Nazita Lajevardi (Michigan State University), Recruitment Job Talk
2019-11-15 12:00 - 13:30 | 4357 Bunche Hall, 4357 Bunche Hall, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States

Bollens-Ries-Hoffenberg Lecture presented by Larissa MacFarquhar
2019-11-14 18:00 - 20:00 | California NanoSystems Institute, 570 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Michael Chwe
Professor and Chair
UCLA Department of Political Scienceinvites you to attend the 32nd annual
BOLLENS-RIES-HOFFENBERG LECTURE
“HOMETOWN:
Those Who Leave, Those Who Stay, and Those Who Go Back”
presented by
Larissa MacFarquhar
Staff writer, The New Yorker
Thursday, November 14, 2019
6:00 p.m.
Reception to follow
California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI)
UCLA

Davin Phoenix (UC Irvine), Recruitment Job Talk
2019-11-13 12:00 - 13:30 | 4357 Bunche Hall, 4357 Bunche Hall, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States

Jennifer Cryer (Stanford University), Recruitment Job Talk
2019-11-07 12:00 - 13:30 | 4357 Bunche Hall, 4357 Bunche Hall, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States

Political Science Commencement 2019
2019-06-16 09:00 - 12:00 | Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Commencement Speaker: Howard Welinsky ’72
Howard Welinsky is the former Senior Vice President/Administration for Warner Bros. Distributing. His career at Warner Bros. spanned 42 years, where he rose through the ranks from Sales Analyst. He is active in Democratic Party politics, having served on the State Democratic Central Committee since 1977 and chairing the Platform Committee for the past ten years. He has been a delegate to three National Democratic Conventions and served on the Platform Committee for four others. He has long advocated for his twin passions of higher education and Israel. Welinsky served on the California Postsecondary Commission for 11 years, and he co-founded the California Coalition for Public Higher Education. He lives in Toluca Lake with his wife Karren Ganstwig, also a UCLA alum. They were married on campus.
What has UCLA meant to you?
I have always been proud of my UCLA degree. UCLA is such a special place that combines the pursuit of truth and excellence with great humanity. It’s a place where so many first-generation students like me are given a chance to soar.

Commencement live stream will be available at the department’s Facebook page here
The College of Letters and Science Commencement Contact Information page contains multiple links to Message Center topic queues: http://www.college.ucla.edu/commencement/help/contact/
Information for graduates and guests the day of commencement:
On Sunday, June 16, 2019, graduates assemble at the LATC (Los Angeles Tennis Center). Please arrive by 8:00 AM. Enter through GATE B off Bruin Walk.
A processional into Pauley Pavilion will begin promptly at 8:45 AM.
As graduates arrive to the assembly area name cards will be distributed. The name cards include a line for the phonetic spelling of your name to assure that announcers pronounce your name appropriately.
During the ceremony graduates are guided to the stage by event staff and hand their name card to a photographer’s assistant. Faculty members rotate announcing names as graduates walk across the stage. A photography company called GradImages uses the flip side of the card to collect addresses which are used to send photos taken as graduates prepare to step onto the stage, stand center stage and after stepping down from the stage.
Approximately 425 graduates are expected to participate along with 3,000 guests. Guests should arrive an hour before the event. Seating is unassigned and is first come, first seated. The doors of Pauley Pavilion open at 8:00 AM. There are several ceremonies scheduled that morning so guests should allow ample time to park, walk to Pauley Pavilion, and find a seat. The event is anticipated to be 90 to 120 minutes.
SECURITY PRECAUTIONS DURING COMMENCEMENT
Although UCLA does not anticipate any security problems during Commencement, we are constantly monitoring the events to protect the safety and security of our guests. Please observe the following restrictions for all Commencement Activities on the UCLA Campus.

No large bags, back packs, large purses or items larger than 12 x 12
No firearms, knives, explosives or other weapons
No cans, coolers and other containers except in cases of medical need, as certified by a physician
No artificial noise makers, air horns or megaphones may be used
No large signs, flags, poles, banners, or laser pointers
No promotional items with commercial slogans or identification
No food or drinks are allowed in the individual commencement venues
Inspections of small receptacles (bags) might be required as you enter event venues
All Commencement venues have the authority to prohibit any other items deemed to be a security risk. Patrons will not be allowed to bring those items inside the event venues
These policies are subject to change without notice

Winter campus closure begins, December 24, 2014 – Wednesday
2018-12-26 00:00 | CA
Winter campus closure begins, December 24, 2014 – Wednesday
DateDecember 24, 2014
Time6:00am
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Winter campus closure begins, December 24, 2014 – Wednesday
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Fall Quarter ends, December 19, 2014 – Friday
2018-12-21 00:00 | CA
Fall Quarter ends, December 19, 2014 – Friday
DateDecember 19, 2014
Time6:00am
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Fall Quarter ends, December 19, 2014 – Friday
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Demetra Kasimis
2018-12-14 00:00 | CA
Demetra Kasimis
DateDecember 8, 2017
Time4:00pm to 6:00pm
Location
4357 Bunche Hall
Contact
Contact Information
Belinda SunnuPhone 3102067558bsunnu@polisci.ucla.edu
Paper
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Political Theory Workshop with Ella Myers
2018-12-14 00:00 | CA
Political Theory Workshop with Ella Myers
DateDecember 12, 2014
Time4:00pm
Location
4357 Bunche Hall
Contact
Contact Information
Belinda SunnuPhone bsunnu@polisci.ucla.edu
Presenter:Ella Myers, University of UtahRespondent:Kye Barker, UCLATitle: “Invisible Men: Racial Indifference in Theories of Neoliberalism”About the presenter:Ella Myers (Ph.D. 2006, Northwestern) is assistant professor of Political Science at the University of Utah with a joint appointment in Gender Studies. Her research is primarily in the area of democratic theory. She is especially engaged with questions regarding citizen participation, the distribution of political power, and practices of collective resistance. Myers’ current research agenda focuses on contemporary economic conditions in the United States and she is working on a book manuscript entitled Radical Capitalism, which argues that today’s economic regime is both continuous and discontinuous with previous forms of capitalist society.Abstract:Scholarly work on neoliberalism often fails to address the specific workings of racial caste in the U.S. Too often such work presents a grand narrative of capitalist exploitation in the 21st century which overlooks racial domination or implies that it is simply a sub-category of class domination. Drawing on work by Michelle Alexander and Loic Wacquant, this paper argues that racial caste functions today to position black men in the U.S. not merely as exploitable, but expendable. The problem of black men’s disposability – expressed most graphically in the social acceptance of the state-sanctioned use of discriminatory force, imprisonment, and disenfranchisement – points to “the incompleteness of abolition.” The paper argues that understanding the effects of racial caste on black men today requires investigating how capitalism and white supremacy have been linked historically not only by relations of boss/worker but also by relations of owner/owned.Paper:Click here to download.
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Recruitment Job Talk with Erin Hartman
2018-12-13 00:00 | CA
Recruitment Job Talk with Erin Hartman
DateDecember 11, 2014
Time12:00pm to 1:30pm
Location
4357 Bunche Hall
Contact
Contact Information
Belinda SunnuPhone bsunnu@polisci.ucla.edu
Presenter:Erin Hartman, UC BerkeleyTitle: “Call and Non-response: A Design Based Solution for Unit Non-response”Abstract:With the decrease in response rates to surveys, the potential for differential non-response to bias our estimates of public opinion is growing. Changing response rates over the course of an election may be able to explain much of the variance observed in stated vote intention during the cycle. I decompose the potential bias into features that can be addressed in the design and post hoc adjustment stage, and unobservable behavioral bias that must be assumed away. I then consider a new sampling method, response rate sampling, that leverages past data on responsiveness to surveys to alleviate bias due to observable imbalance resulting from unit non-response. This method was used for the internal analytics polling operation during President Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign. I will present findings on the dynamics of response rates over the 2012 election cycle, and how response rate sampling impacts volatility in our measurements and our estimates of public opinion and campaign effects.
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Amanda Robinson
2018-12-10 00:00 | CA
Amanda Robinson
DateDecember 4, 2017
Time12:15pm
Location
4357 Bunche Hall
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Contact Information
Belinda SunnuPhone 3102067558bsunnu@polisci.ucla.edu
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REP Reading Group
2018-12-07 00:00 | CA
REP Reading Group
DateDecember 4, 2015
Time4:00pm
Location
4280 Bunche Hall
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Stacey Greene - Practice Job Talk
2018-12-07 00:00 | CA
Stacey Greene – Practice Job Talk
DateDecember 4, 2015
Time1:00pm
Location
4357 Bunche Hall
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IR Reading Group
2018-12-07 00:00 | CA
IR Reading Group
DateDecember 4, 2015
Time3:00pm
Location
4276 Bunche Hall
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Is War Disappearing?
2018-12-07 00:00 | CA
Is War Disappearing?
DateDecember 6, 2013
Time7:00am to 8:30am
Location
11377 Bunche Hall
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There is a large and growing belief, based on a handful of recent scholarly works, that the propensity of states to use force against one another is on the decline. I take issue with two lines of argument that support this conclusion. The first is the claim that, whereas the two World Wars were statistical anomalies, the “Long Peace” that followed is a meaningful trend: I show that both are very plausibly the result of the same stochastic process. The second is the claim that there is less war now than there was in the recent past: I examine what is meant by war, control for two confounding influences that resulted from the proliferation of states in the 20th century, and show that, taking those considerations into account, no such trend is evident.
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